Shaker's Kahnle gets second victory

Rockies' reliever helps quiet Giants

Associated Press

Published 12:13 am, Sunday, April 13, 2014

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SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 12: Tommy Kahnle #54 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the fifth inning at AT&T Park on April 12, 2014 in San Francisco, California. (Photo by Thearon W. Henderson/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 477580021 less

SAN FRANCISCO, CA - APRIL 12: Tommy Kahnle #54 of the Colorado Rockies pitches against the San Francisco Giants in the bottom of the fifth inning at AT&T Park on April 12, 2014 in San Francisco, California. ... more

Anderson left the game with a bruised left index finger after allowing a hit in three innings.

Brewers 3, Pirates 2:Carlos Gomez hit a leadoff homer, Jonathan Lucroy drove in the tiebreaking run with an eighth-inning single and Milwaukee beat Pittsburgh for its eighth consecutive victory.

Orioles 2, Blue Jays 1 (12):Steve Lombardozzi tripled and scored on a single by David Lough in the 12th inning, giving Baltimore a victory. Toronto trailed 1-0 with two outs in the ninth when Colby Rasmus hit a solo homer off Tommy Hunter on a 1-2 pitch.

Phillies 5, Marlins 4 (10):Jimmy Rollins homered with two outs in the 10th inning and Philadelphia overcame two home runs by Giancarlo Stanton. Rollins drove a 2-2 pitch from Dan Jennings (0-1) into the seats in left. It was the 201st career homer for Rollins, but just the second game-ender of his career. The first came June 23, 2010, against Cleveland.

Braves 6, Nationals 3:Freddie Freeman had three hits, including a homer, and Atlanta beat Washington to continue its early success against the Nationals. B.J. Upton had two hits, including his first homer, and Dan Uggla drove in two runs with two hits for Atlanta. Nationals third baseman Ryan Zimmerman is expected to miss four to six weeks after breaking his right thumb diving back to the bag as he was picked off second base in the fifth inning. He stayed on the ground for a minute before finally leaving the field.

Twins 7, Royals 1:Joe Mauer hit his first home run of the season and drove in three, and free-agent acquisition Ricky Nolasco earned his first win for Minnesota, allowing five hits in eight inning with five strikeouts.

Indians 12, White Sox 6:Ryan Raburn hit a tiebreaking two-run single in the seventh, and David Murphy had a homer and a three-run triple.

Cardinals 10, Cubs 4: St. Louis' Matt Carpenter had two RBIs. Chicago's Junior Lake homered on the first pitch.

Rays 1, Reds 0:Alex Cobb allowed four hits in seven innings and James Loney homered. Cincy's Alfredo Simon matched his career high, going eight innings and allowing only five hits.

Notes: St. Louis extended the contract of general manager John Mozeliak for two years through the 2018 season. ... Washington placed outfielder Denard Span on the seven-day disabled list with a concussion.